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Somerset Waste Partnership shortlisted for national recycling award
The National Recycling Awards, co-ordinated by the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), are considered to be the Oscars of the recycling world. Now, following a year of impressive results, Somerset Waste Partnership is in the running for the Asda sponsored award for “Recycling Target Success”.
Nigel Woollcombe-Adams, Chair of Somerset Waste Board explained why this was important: “Last year Somerset became one of the first counties in the UK to break the 50% barrier and recycle more than we sent to landfill. This nomination recognises the hard work and professionalism of the SWP team in helping that happen. More than that though, it recognises the concern the vast majority of people in Somerset have for the environment and the effort they have made to get us to this point. We’re well ahead of the national target of recycling 40% by 2010 and, while there’s still a great deal more to be done, this is recognition of an excellent county-wide performance.”
Somerset Waste Partnership's recycling target success has been underpinned by:
Somerset local authorities working together to promote waste reduction, reuse and recycling;
Somerset being the first to identity the potential of large-scale food waste collections; and
Redesigning Household Waste Recycling Centres and improving recycling facilities.
The award ceremony will take place at the 2008 LARAC conference, which will be held in Telford on 12th/13th November.
Somerset Waste Partnership previously won a National Recycling Award in 2005 for the introduction of the SORT IT collections in Mendip, South Somerset and Taunton Deane.
For more information on recycling and waste in Somerset, including advice on how you can reduce the amount you produce, log on to www.somersetwaste.gov.uk
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Notes to Editors:
About the Somerset Waste Partnership:
The Somerset Waste Partnership manages waste and recycling services on behalf of Mendip, South Somerset, Sedgemoor and West Somerset District Councils, Taunton Deane Borough Council and Somerset County Council.
Somerset households produce the equivalent of one tonne of waste every two minutes. That means every four minutes one tonne of waste is saved from landfill by being recycled.
A full list of the National Recycling Awards and shortlisted nominees can be found at http://www.nationalrecyclingawards.com/Shortlist.asp
Media Contact:
For enquires about the Somerset Waste Partnership, please contact Mark Blaker, Senior Communications Officer on 01823 625714.
06 October 2008
For further details contact Mark Blaker
01823 625715
Email: Mark.blaker@somersetwaste.gov.uk
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